Sydnone derivatives of 7-aminocephalosporanic acids

ABSTRACT

THE DISCLOSURE TEACHES NOVEL 3- AND/OR 4-SUBSTITUTED SYDNONE DERIVATIVES OF 7-AMINOCEPHALOSPORANIC ACIDS WHICH ARE USEFUL AS AN ANTIBACTERIAL AGENT IN THE TREATMENT OF THE INFECTIOUS DISEASES BY GRAM-NEGATIVE AND GRAM-POSITIVE ORGANISMS.

States Patent one 3,681,328 Patented Aug. 1, 1972 3,681,328 SYDNONE DERIVATIVES F 7-AMIN0- CEPHALOSPORANIC ACIDS Masaru Kurita, Tondacho, Yoshihisa Saito, Suita, and

Tsutomu Teraji, Nishikinya, Japan, assignors to Fujisawa Pharmaceutical C0., Ltd., Osaka, Japan No Drawing. Filed June 27, 1967, Ser. No. 649,113

Int. Cl. C07d 99/24 US. Cl. 260243 C 7 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE The disclosure teaches novel 3- and/or 4-substituted sydnone derivatives of 7 aminocephalosporanic acids which are useful as an antibacterial agent in the treatment of 'thesinfectious diseases by Gram-negative and Gram-positive'organisms.

i invention relates to novel compounds and to methods for preparing the same. More particularly, this invention relates to novel sydnone derivatives of 7-aminocephalosporanic acids and to methods for preparing the same.

It isan object of this invention to provide novel sydnone derivativesof 7 'aminocephalosporanic acids which possess highly antibacterial properties against Gram-negative and Grain-positive organisms. It is "a further objectofthis invention to provide methods for preparing sydnone deriva-tives'of 7-aminocephalosporanic acids. Other objects and advantageous features will-become clear in the light of the accompanying disclosure.

Object compounds of this invention are as follows:

" 420-1 1 -onz-o-oo-on Z is carbonyl, lower alkylenecarbonyl, aryl-lower alkylenecarbonyl or arylene-lower alkylenecarbonyl when R is replaced by Z, or Z is lower alkylenecarbonyl,

aryl-lower alkylenecarbonyl or arylene-lower alkylenecarbonyl when R is replaced by. Z,

and pharmaceutically a acceptable non-toxic, salts thereof.

' The halogen atom heretofore referred to includes chlorine, bromine and the like. y i The lower alkylgroup heretofore referred to includes lower aliphatic radical containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms of both straight-chain and branched-chain which maybe substitu't'ed by halogen, hydroxy, amino, c'arboxyl, lower alkoxu having l to 4Icarbonatoms and lower alkanoyl or phenyleneethylene The aryl group referred to as aryl, aryl-lower alkyl and aryl-lower alkylenecarbonyl may be subsituted by halogen, hydroxy, nitro or lower alkoxy. Examples of the aryl group are phenyl, naphthyl, o-, mor p-chlorophenyl, 0-, mor p-bromophenyl, o-, mor p-nitrophenyl, p-hydroxyphenyl, p-methoxyphenyl, p-ethoxyphenyl, 4 nitro-l: naphthyl, '4 hydroxy-l-naphthyl and the like.

The object compounds can be prepared by acylation of 7-aminocephalosporanic acid of the formula:

CHa

-CHz-OCOCH3 C NH -OH-CH CO-N he on with sydnone compounds of the formula:

1}: N-N o C- A l 7 R2 or reactive derivatives thereof to obtain the corresponding 7-substituted derivatives of the formula:

lli

(3- (BO-N (Lem-000011, A I f I R2 7 I COOH I in which R R and Z have the significance as defined above.

7-aminocephalosporanic acid to be used in this invention may be obtained by elimination of D dclta-amin'oadipoyl group from cephalosporin C with an acid under mild conditions, an antibiotic being discovered in 1953 among the antibiotics produced by a Cephalosporium sp. which had been isolated from culture fluids in 1945 (Biochemical Journal, 79, 408-416 (1961)), and also by hydrolysis of cephalosporin C with acetic anhydride and nitrosyl 1 chloride in good yield (The Journal of the American triethylamine or dicyclohexylamine. I

o'xy having 1 to 4' carbon atoms. Examples of thelower I v alkylgroup are methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, 'chloromethyL chloroethyl, bromomethyl, hydroxymethyl, hydroxyethyl aminoethyl 'carboxyethyl, methoxyethyl, ethoxyethy'l, acetoXymethyl and the like.

fThelowei' alkylene group heretofore referred to includes 'a saturated'divalent aliphatic radical of both straight-chain-and branched-chain, such as methylene, ethylene, propylene, butylene or methylmethylene.

"The aryl'ene-lower alkylene group heretofore referred to-includes -the divalent-radical'such as phenylenemethylene Chemical Society, 84, 3400-3401 1962) 7-aminocephalosporanic acid is amphoteric and may be used in the free form or as acid addition salts such as with formic acid, or base salts withthe alkali metal, ammonia,

In the case of using 7-aminocephalosporanic acid as a salt in the reaction, there also may be prepared the corresponding salts. a The sydnone compounds to be used in this invention may be prepared from the N-nitroso derivativesof N-substituted wamino acids according to the method as de-. scribed in Chemical Review, 84, 129-147 (1964). p q

The sydnone compounds include sydnone-4v-carboxylic, sydnone-3(or 4)-aliphatic and sydnone-3(or 4)-aromatic acids. sydnone-3 (or 4)-aliphatic acids refer to sydnone-3 (or 4)-acetic acid, sydnone-3(or 4).-propionic acid, sydnone-3 (or 4)-butyric acid, sydnone-3 (or 4)-(a-methyl) acetic acid,

' sydnone-3 (or 4)-'(ct-phenyl)a'cetic acid and the like. sydnone-3 (or 4)-aromatic acids refer to sydnone-3(or 4)-phenylace'tic acid, sydnone-3(or 4)-1phenyl-propionic acid and the like.

More concrete examples of the sydnone acetic acids are Other sydnone compounds may bear the same substituent as that of the sydnone acetic acid mentioned above, in the. 3- or 4-position where it is not replaced with Z.

The sydnone compounds also may be used as a reactive derivative in the reaction and examples of reactive derivatives are the acid halides, acid amides such as the active amides with imidazoles, acid esters such as the active esters with p-nitrophenol, o-nitrophenol or N-hydroxyphthalimide and acid mixed anhydrides such as the anhydrides with ethyl chlorocarbonate, isopropylchlorocarsalts such as sodium or potassium salts, ammonium salts and the organic salts such as the salts of p diphenylenediamine,

dicyclohexylamine, N-methyl-N-n-butoxyethylbenzylamine, N,N-di-n-butoxyethylbenzylamine, tri-n-butoxyethylamine, di-n-butoxyethylamine, N-methyl-N-n-butoxyethylamine, N-methylpiperazine, N-methyl-4-chloropiperidine, N-methylmorpholine, N,N-dibenzylethylenediamine, N,N-diethyl-p-aminobenzyloxymethyl amine, guanyl urea,

N,N-dibenzyl-p-aminoethanol,

tri-n-butyl amine,

dibenzyl amine,

triethyl-amine and the like.

All the compounds in this invention are novel and useful as a potent antibacterial agent against both Gram-positive and Gram-positive organisms.

The following examples are given to illustrate but not 5 to limit the invention.

EXAMPLE I A tetrahydrofuran solution (4 ml.) containing 650 mg.

0 of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide was added to 10 ml. of a bonate or isobutylchlorocarbonate, and with pivaloyl,

valeroyl or isovaleroyl chloride.

The acylation of 7-aminocephalosporanic acid with the sydnone compounds or reactive derivatives thereof may be carried out in a solvent in the absence or presence of a base and a condensing agent.

Examples of the solvents are acetone, dioxane, chloroform, ethylene chloride, tetrahydrofuran and any other organic solvent inert in the reaction. Hydrophilic ones may be preferably employed with water. Examples of the bases are alkali metal hydrogen carbonate (such as sodium hydrogen carbonate), trialkylamine (such as triethylamine) and pyridine. Examples of the condensing agents are Preferred solvents are chloroform and tetrahydrofuran, preferred base is triethylamine and preferred condensing agent is N,N-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide.

The 7-substituted compounds may be converted in the conventional method by treatment with a suitable base to the corresponding salts. The salts are the alkali metal tetrahydrofuran solution containing 570 mg. of 3-isopr0- pylsydnone-4-carboxylic acid. The resultant solution was stirred for 20 minutes and then a solution of 820 mg. of 7-aminocephalosporanic acid in 4 ml. of triethylamine and 25 ml. of chloroform was added in cool. The resultant solution was stirred for an hour in cool and for 4 hours at room temperature, and concentrated under reduced pressure. Then 30 ml. of an aqueous solution containing 800 mg. of sodium hydrogen carbonate was added. The solution was filtered, concentrated under reduced pressure and extracted with 35 ml. of an acetone aqueous solution (6:1). The extract was concentrated under reduced pressure and the concentrate was treated with 20 ml. of benzene and 20 ml. of ether to obtain a powder (430 mg.) of 7-(3-isopropylsydnone-4-carbonamido)cephalosporanic acid melting at 215 C. (decomposed).

UV (tetrahydrofuran) ink y lz m. A... 305 mu Etta. 151

EXAMPLE H A tetrahydrofuran solution (.6 ml.) containing 70 mg. of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide was added to a solution of 620 mg. of 3-phenylsydnone-4-carboxylic acid in 10 ml. of acetone and 10 m1. of tetrahydrofuran. The. solution was stirred for 40 minutes and then added with 50 ml. of a chloroform solution containing 820 mg. of 7-aminocephalosporanic acid and 300 mg. of triethylamine. The resultant solution was stirred for 2 hours at 5-10? 0., for 3 hours at room temperature and allowed to stand overnight. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure and the concentrate was diluted with water, adjusted to pH 7.4 with sodium hydrogen carbonate, filtered, acidified with sulfuric acid and extracted four times with 40 ml. of ethyl acetate. The extract was dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated. The residue was dissolved in 10 ml. of acetone and treated with 60 ml. of ether to obtain 142 mg. of 7 -(3-phenylsydnone-4-carbonamidciflcephalosporanic acid melting at 230 C. (decompose UV (95% BthfiIiOl) iuf. 234 p E12... M 265 mp. 110 max. l iz m.

EXAMPLE III A tetrahydrofuran solution (2 ml.) containing 412 mg. of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide was, added to 30 ml. of a tetrahydrofuran solution containing 288 mg. of syndnone- 3-acetic acid and then stirred for 25 minutes at room temperature. The resultant solution was added with 30 n11. of a chloroform solution containing 544 mg. of 7-aminocephalosporanic acid and 202 mg. of triethylamine, stirred for 4 hours at room temperature and allowed to stand. overnight. The reaction mixture was filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure.

The residue was dissolved in sodium hydrogen carbonate aqueous solution. The resultant solution was filtered, adjusted to pH 3.0 with hydrochloric acid and extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was Washed with water, dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was then treated with petroleum ether to obtain a powder (80 mg.) of 7-sydnone-3-acetamido)cephalosporanic acid melting at 145- 148 C. (decomposed).

UV (95% ethanol) Km. 277 mu Eli... 242 MIC (mcg./ml.) E. coli 10, Staph. aureus 1.

EXAMPLE IV A solution of 1.36 g. of 7-aminocephalosporanic acid and 1 mLof triethylamine in 201111. of chloroform was added to a solution of 1.44 g. of sydnone-3-acetic acid and 1.5 g. of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide in 20 m1. of anhydrous acetone. The resultant solution was stirred for 2.5 hours at room temperature, filtered and concentrated. The residue was dissolved in a sodium hydrogen carbonate aqueous solution, and the solution was filtered, acidified withhydrochloric acid and extractedwith ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with water, dried and concentrated. The residue was dissolved in acetone and allowed to stand. The resultant solid formed was'treated with 9 5% ethanol to obtain 1.2 g. of 7-(sydnone-3-acetamido)cephalosporanic acid. EXAMPLE V i To a solution-consisting of 2.8 g. of sydnone-3-acetic acid in 20 ml. of tetrahydrofuran, 20 ml. of tetrahydrofuran and 20 ml. of dichloromethane was added 3.0 g. of. dicyclohexylcarbodiimide. The resultant solution was stirred for 30 minutes and then a solution consisting of 2.7 g. of 7-aminocephalosporanic acid, 30 ml. of triethylamine and 30 ml. of chloroform was addedin cool. The

resultant solution was stirred for.6.hours, allowed to stand overnight, filtered and extracted three times with water,

then with a sodium hydrogen carbonate aqueous solution- EXAMPLE VI A solution of 1.5 g. of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide in 10 ml. of tetrahydrofuran was added to a cooled solution of 1.4 g. of sydnone-B-acetic acid in ml. of 'tetrahydrofuran. Then the resultant solution was reacted with 0.9 g.

of 7-aminocephalosporanic acid dicyclohexylamine salt for an hour at 0 C. and for an hour at room temperature.

The precipitate was suspended in water and treated with triethylamine.

The solution was filtered, adjusted to pH 2.0 with hydrochloric acid and extracted with ethyl acetate. The ex- Cit tract was dried and concentrated to obtain 0.5 g. of 7- (sydnone-S-acetamido)cephalosporanic acid.

EXAMPLE VII minutes. The reaction mixture was adjusted to pH 7.0,

stirred for 3 hours at room temperature, filtered, adjusted to pH 2.0 with hydrochloric acid, extracted with ethyl acetate and concentrated to obtain 60 mg. of 7-(sydnone- 3-acetamido)cephalosporanic acid.

EXAMPLE VIII To a solution of 1.2 g. of sydnone-3-acetic acid and 1.1 g. of triethylamine in -40 ml. of tetrahydrofuran, 1.3 g. of isobutyl chlorocarbonate was added at 1-'-25 C. Then 40 ml. of a chloroform solution of 2.7 g. of -7-aminocephalosporanic acid and 1.1 g. of triethylamine was poured at 15 C. The resultant solution was stirred for 30 minutes at 25 C.,. for an hour at 0 C. and then for 3 hours at room temperature.

The reaction mixture was concentrated and the residue was diluted with water. The solution was alkalized with 10% sodium hydrogen carbonate solution, washed with ethyl acetate, acidified with 10% hydrochloric acid and extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with water, dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated to leave a residue which was treated with ether to obtain a powder (0.97 g.) of 7-(sydnone 3 acetamido)cephalosporanicacid.

EXAMPLE IX Into a solution of 1.44 g. of sydnone-S-acetic acid and 1.01 g. of triethylarnine in 50 ml. of tetrahydrofuran, 1.53 g. of phosphorus oxychloride was poured at -10 C. The addition required 5 minutes. The solution was stirred for 10 minutes at -10 C. and cooled to 20 C. Arranhydrous chloroform solution of 2.72 g. of 7-aminocephalosporanic acid and 2.02 g. of triethylamine was added at -20 C. The resultant solutionwas stirred for 3 hours at 10 minutes at -.-l0 C. and cooled to 2.0 C.-Anans ture. The reaction mixture was filtered, concentrated, diluted with ml. of 10% sodium hydrogen carbonate solution and treated withether. The waterlayer was adjusted to pH 3.0 with concentrated hydrochloric acid and extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with water, and dried and concentrated to leave an oil which was treated with ether to obtain 7-(sydnone 3 -'acet-" a'mido) cephalosporanicacid.-

The residue which was obtained by filtrating the reaction mixture was treated as described above toobtain the object compound.

EXAMPLE X A solution of 460 mg. of 3-benzylsydnone-4-acetic acid in 20 ml. of tetrahydrofuran was added in cool with 30 mg. of dicyclo hexylcarbodiimide and then with a solution of 270 mg. of 7-aminocephalosporanic acid and 300 mg. of triethylamine in 10 ml. of chloroform.

The resultant solution was then stirred for 7 hours and allowed to stand for 35 hours in cool. The reaction mixture was filtered and concentrated to leave a-residue whichwas dissolved in water, washed with ethyl acetate, acidi fled with hydrochloric acid and then extracted with ethyl acetate. The extract was washed with a sodium chloride saturated aqueous solution, dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated to obtain 350 mg. of 7-(3-benzylsydnone-4- acetamido)cephalosporanic acid melting at l12 C. (decomposed) UV (95% ethanol) 7 EXAMPLE XI In a similar manner described in Example X, the related compounds may be prepared, starting from 7-aminocephalosporanic acid and substituted sydnone aliphatic acids:

(a) 7-(3-m-chlorobenzylsydnone-4-acetamido)cephalo sporanic acid:

MIC (meg/ml.) E. coli 20, Staph. aureus 0.25.

(c) 7-(sydnone 3 propionamido)cephalosporanic acid:

M.P. 145-149 C. UV (95 ethanol) max. l lfin. 140

MIC (mcg./ml.) E. coli 40, Staph. aureus 2.5.

(d) 7-(3-isobutylsydnone 4 acetamido)cephalosporanic acid: M.P. 112-115 C. (decomposed) UV (95% ethanol) mex.

MIC (mcg./ml.) E. coli 40, Staph. aureus 1.

(e) 7-(4-methylsydnone 3 acetamido)cephalosporanic acid:

M.P. 122-125 C. (decomposed) UV (95% ethanol) A 276 my. Eiz 177 MIC (Meg/ml.) E. coli 20, Staph, aureus 2.

(f) 7-(3-phenylethylsydnone-4-acetamido)cephalosporanic acid:

M.P. 144148 C. (decomposed) UV (95 ethanol) max. 297 l? 202 MIC (meg/ml.) E. coli 40, Staph. aureus 1.

(g) 7 (3-p-methoxybenzylsydnone 4 acetamido) cephalosporanic acid.

M.P. 114-118 C. (decomposed) UV (95 ethanol) A 226 mu E12"... 333.6 Am... 275.5 my. E1 31 226.8 A 281.5 m Elfin, 226.8 R g, 297-298 my. Elfi 200.9

MIC (meg/ml.) E. coli 40, Staph. aureus 2.

(h) 7-(3-methylsydnone 4 acetamido)cephalosporanic acid:

M.P. 124-129" C. (decomposed) UV (95 ethanol) A 275 mp 15%; 202.3

MIC (meg/ml.) E. coli 40, Staph, aureus 5.

(i) 7 (p-(3 sydnone)phenylacetamido)cephalosporanic acid:

M.P. 194-198 C. (decomposed) UV (phosphate bufier (pH 6.4))

Am... 262 mp El't... 340 A 30 m Eil 123 MIC (meg/ml.) E. coli 20, Staph. aureus 0.2.

EXAMPLE XII A solution of 223 mg. of 4-bromo-3-sydnonacetic acid and 121 mg. of triethylamine in 10 ml. of tetrahydrofuran was reacted with mg. of pivaloyl chloride for 30 minutes at 25 C. Then a solution of 272 mg. of 7-aminocephalosporanic acid and 121 mg. of triethylamine in chloroform was poured into the reaction mixture at below 10 C. The resultant solution was stirred for 30 minutes at below l0 C., for an hour at 0-5 C. and for 3 hours at room temperature. The reaction mixture was filtered and concentrated in vacuo. The resultant oil was treated with 10% sodium hydrogen carbonate and then ether, and adjusted to pH 1.0-2.0 with 10% hydrochloric acid. The aqueous solution was treated with ethyl acetate. The ethyl acetate layer was washed with a sodium chloride aqueous solution, dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo to leave an oil which was treated with ether to obtain a powder (6 mg.) of 7-(4-bromo-3-sydnonacetamido)cephalosporanic acid melting at 163-172 C. (decomposed).

UV (2% dimethylformamide) max. 252 1111 Eizm. 306 mp El't...

MIC (meg/ml.) E. coli 40, Staph. aureus 10.

EXAMPLE XIII In a similar manner described in Example XII, the related compounds may be prepared, starting from 7- amino cephalosporanic acid and the appropriate substituted sydnone compounds:

(a) 7 (a-methy1-3-sydnonacetamido)cephalosporanic acid:

UV (2% dimethylformamide) A 275 mp. Eii 229 MIC (mcgJmL) E. coli 40, Staph. aureus 2.

(b) 7 (a-phenyl-3-sydnonacetamido)cephalosporanic acid:

M.P. 102-107 C. (decomposed) UV (tetrahydrofuran) A 270 mp E12... 159 A 306 mp El? 108 MIC (meg/ml.) E. coli 20, Staph. aureus 2.

EXAMPLE XIV An acetone solution of 4.0 g. of 7-(syndone-3-acetamido)cephalosporam'c acid was reacted with an acetone solution of sodium a-ethylhexanoate to obtain sodium 7- (sydnone 3 acetamido)cephalosporanate melting at 183.5 C. (decomposed). UV (phosphate buifer (pH 6.4))

a 271 m Ei'fi", 245 MIC (meg/ml.) E. coli 10, Staph. aureus 1.

EXAMPLE XV An acetone solution of 4.0 g. of 7-(sydnone-3-acetamido)cephalosporanic acid and 1.0 g. of potassium hydrogen carbonate was treated with 24 ml. of 95% ethanol to obtain 3.35 g. of potassium 7-(sydnone-3-acetamido) cephalosporanate.

UV (water) 1 A 270 my Elfin. 247

3A solution of 71(3-is0propy1t-: 4 acetamido) epha dsporanic acid in 5 m1. of acetone was reacted: with ,103 mg. of dicyclohexylamine to obtain 170 mg. of 7-( 3-isopropylsydnone 4 -acetamido)cephalosporanic.acid dicyclohexylamine salt melting at.,172 174 C; (decomposed). 1 o

UV (95% ethanol) max. l t 3m. )max. li lim. MIC (mcg./ml.) E. coli 40, Staph. aureus 2.5.

EXAMPLE XVII A mixture of 500 mg. of 7 (sydnone-3-acetamido) cephalosporanic acidand 380. mg. of N-methyl-N-n butoxyethyl benzyl amine in 20 ml. of chloroform was stirred at room temperature and concentrated in vacuo to leave an oil which was treated with ether to obtain a powder (673 mg.) of 7-(sydnone-3-acetamido)cephalosporanic acid N-methyl-N-n-butoxyethyl benzylamine salt melting at 105-110 C. (decomposed). UV (95% ethanol).

- is... 270 mp. Eta. 186 MIC (mcg./ml.) E. coli 40, Staph. aureus 2.

EXAMPLE XVIII In a similar manner described under Example XVII, the related compounds were prepared, starting from the appropriate amines and the sydnone derivatives:

(21) 7 (sydnone-B-acetamido)cephalosporanic acid 'N N-di-n-butoxyethyl benzylamine salt:

M.P. 108-1113 C. (decomposed) UV (95% ethanol) msx. I- Eiz MIC (mcg./ml.) E. coli 5, Staph. aw'eus '1.

(b) 7 (sydnone-3-acetamido)cephalosporanic acid tri-n-butoxyethylamine salt:

M.P. 110-118 C. (decomposed) UV (95% ethanol) m... 274 mp E123, 147

MIC (meg/ml.) E. coli 40', Staph. awreus 2.

(c) 7-(sydnone 3 acetamido)cephalosporanic acid di-n-butoxyethylamine salt:

M.P. 122-125 C. (decomposed) UV (water) A 272 m. Ea... 186

MIC (meg/ml.) E. coli 10, Staph. aureus 1.

(d) 7- (sydnone 3 acetamido)cephalosporanic acid N-methyl-lN-n-butoxyethylamine salt:

M.P. 112-118 C. (decomposed) UV (water) max. 272 l li... 222

M-IC (meg/ml.) E. coli 20, Staph. aureus 1.

(e) 7-(sydnone 3 acetamido)cephalosporanic acid N,N'-dibenzylethylenediamine salt:

MiP. 198 C. (decomposed) UV (water) 270 mu E12... 210

MIC (meg/ml.) E. coli 20, Staph. aureus 1.

(f) 7-(sydnone 3 acetamido)cepha1osporanie acid N-p-amino benzoyloxymethyl-N,N-diethylamine salt:

M.P. 65-70" C. (decomposed) UV (water) 288-289 my. E2... 342 MIC (meg/ml.) E. coli 40, Staph. aureus 2.

.(g) 7-(sydnone 3 acetamido)cephalosporanic acid tri-n-butylamine salt: M.P. 85-95 c. (decomposed) UV (Water) A 271 mp Ett'... 173

M10 (meg/ml.) E. coli 20, Staph. aureus 1.

. M.P. 60-65 C. (decomposed) UV (Water) A 269 mp Etta... MIC (mcg./ml.) E. coli 40, Staph. aureus 1.

.(i) 7-(sydnone 3 acetamido)cephalosporanicacid triethylamine salt:

M.P. C. (decomposed) UV (water) A 270 m E1? 230 MIC (meg/ml.) E. coli 20, Staph. aureus 1.

(j) 7-(sydnone 3 acetamido)cephalosporanic acid dibenzylamine salt: M.P. 118-423 C. (decomposed) UV (water) A 269-270 mu Eff... 173 MIC -(mcg./ml. E. coli 20, Staph. aureus 1.

(k) 7-(sydnone 3 acetamido)cephalospor|anic acid guanylurea salt.

M.P. 158-160 C. (decomposed) UV (water) max. l izim. MIC (mcg./ml.) E. coli 40, Staph. aureus 1.

. EXAMPLE XIX A solution was prepared by dissolving 400 mg. of 7- (sydnone-3-acetamido)cephalosporanic acid in 20 ml. of tetrahydrofuran and by adding dropwise with 120 mg. of N-methylpiperazine, and stirred for 30 minutes at room temperature. The residue which formed was washed with anhydrous tetrahydrofuran and treated with 10 ml. of anhydrous ether to obtain 400 mg. of 7-(sydnone-3- acetamido)cephalospor.anic acid N-methylpiperazine salt melting at 139'-143 C. (decomposed). UV (water) A 271 mp Et 3 208 MIC (meg/ml.) E. coli 10, Staph. aureus 1.

EXAMPLE XX In 'a similar manner described in Example XIX, the related compounds may be prepared, starting from the sydnone derivatives and the appropriate amines:

(a) 7-(sydnone 3 acetamido)cephalosporanic acid 1-methyl-4-chloropiperidine salt:

M.P. 163-1 64 C. (decomposed) UV (water) mnx. l i m.

MIC (mcg./ml.) E. coli 10, Staph. aureus 1.

(b) 7-(sydnone 3 -acetamido)cephalosporanic acid N-methylmorpholnie salt:

M.P. 161-162 C. (decomposed) UV .(water) A 270 mp E122 217 MIC (mcg./ml.) E. coli 20, Staph. aureus 1.

R is lower alkyl, phenyl, phenyl lower alkyl, chlorobenzyl, or methoxybenzyl;

R is hydrogen, halogen, lower alkyl or phenyl; and

Z is carbonyl or lower alkylene-carbonyl when R, is

replaced by Z or lower alkylene-carbonyl, phenyllower alkylene-carbonyl, or phenylene-lower alkylcue-carbonyl when R is replaced by Z; and their pharmaceutically acceptable, non-toxic salts.

2. The compound according to claim 1, wherein said compound is 7-(sydnone 3 acetamido)cephalosporanic acid.

3. The compound according to claim 1, wherein said compound is the sodium salt of 7-(sydnone-3-acetamido) cephalosporanic acid.

4. The compound according to claim 1, wherein said compound is 7-(4-phenyl sydnone-S-acetamido)cephalosporanic acid.

5. The. compound according to claim 1, wherein said compound is 7-(4'methyl sydnone-3-acetamido)cephalosporanic acid. ,1 1

6. The compound according to claim 1, wherein said compound is 7-(a-pheny1 sydnone-3acctamido)cephalosporanic acid.

7. The compound having the formula or a non-toxic, pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

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